A local photographer and good friend opened up his studio for a day of meet & greet with other local photogs and also showed us his workflow from hair, makeup and outfit to lighting setup and all that jazz. Some of us brought in our lighting gear and setup in various locations in the studio to shoot and share our gear and talk photography. As always I have no idea what I am doing...most of the time but I was there to learn and have fun, so, here are some of the photos from the event. Ever since I got the Softlighter II by Photek I don't really use any of the softboxes. I just feel comfortable using it and it gives a very nice soft diffused light. All the shots taken in the event were lit with a B800 and the Softlighter II on a C-Stand. I also used a 580EX II for some of them for rim light but I think just one light with with the Softligher II was just fine. I also liked shooting on a gray backdrop too and something I thought about purchasing but got the white seamle...
Cathy and I attended and celebrated our first Halloween party--Ever. We have always wanted to go to one but always missed out because we would be out to local haunted houses and rides or at local theme parks (Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion). This year we went to Orlando, FL and satisfied our festivities in Universal Studios and Busch Gardens and then didn't do anything locally, so, we were free and open to whatever the weekend of Halloween. Our good friend had invited us to a party and we were excited to go and had fun picking out our costumes. I was asked to photograph the event as well so I didn't want to go all out with my costume because I knew I would have a hard time taking pictures. So, I went as Michael Myers who happens to be one of Cathy's favorite scary movie and she dressed up as a sexier version of Snow White. Every time I do a shoot on location I realize I need a better system to haul all my stuff because right now I carry about 6 different things. N...